I’ve been a single mother for a little over two years now to a beautiful baby girl. I work full-time to provide for us both, with no alternate income. Her father is not in the picture. In fact, he is not even on her birth certificate. For all the other single mother Latina’s out there, you are not alone. Single Latino fathers, I see you, too!
I fumble over something every single day. People call me Superwoman, but I can’t relate to that notion most of the time. I am tired. I ask myself all the time, why aren’t we talking about parenthood? Is it really so easy for everyone but me?
Growing up in a traditional Mexican-American household where my mother literally called herself the help, we never knew the concept of self-care.
I have had to navigate and reevaluate the idea of self-care, especially with little time in which to do so. Since my daughter’s birth, I have hired a babysitter for two hours, once. Baby steps!
Here are some pathways to self-care that may seem obvious, but nonetheless are difficult to do. Identify your ways to give back to yourself. It Is so important to take care of you when your whole world is your child.
What are some of your go-to’s for self-care? Please share them in the comments! I would love to hear about how you take care of yourself.
